diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24c5ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# reference: https://verdantfox.com/blog/view/how-to-use-git-pre-commit-hooks-the-hard-way-and-the-easy-way
+---
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.4.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: check-json
+      - id: check-yaml
+        args:
+          - --unsafe
+      - id: double-quote-string-fixer
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+  - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
+    rev: v1.52.2
+    hooks:
+      - id: golangci-lint
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: gofmt-fixer
+        name: gofmt
+        entry: gofmt -w .
+        language: golang
+        types: [go]
+    # - id: check-x
+    #   name: Check X
+    #   entry: ./bin/check-x.sh
+    #   language: script
+    #   files: \.x$
diff --git a/docs/contribute.md b/docs/contribute.md
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--- a/docs/contribute.md
+++ b/docs/contribute.md
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ Before you start any Pull Request, `it is recommended that you create an issue`
 
 `Pull Requests` can only be merged once all status checks are green.
 
+### Pre-commit Hook
+
+This repo uses [pre-commit hook](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks) to apply linting check prior to writing commit to local git history. To set up pre-commit, do the followings:
+
+```bash
+# install pre-commit
+pip3 install pre-commit
+# install pre-commit hooks
+pre-commit install
+```
+
 ### How to make a clean pull request
 
 - Create a `personal fork` of the project on Github.